Burial-vault.



A. J. RODMAN.

BURIAL vAuu.

APPLICA-HON FLED FEB- 27, 15H5- 1, 183,034. Patented May16,1916.

/4 Jig-l .UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALP J. RCDMAN, OF RADNOR, OHIO.

BURIAL-VAULT.

Application filed February 27, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALP J. RODMAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Radnor, in the county of Delaware 'and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial-Vaults, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to burial vaults, and has for its object to provide a vault comr posed of a plurality of portable sections and so constructed that the sections when assembled together form a strong and durable vault structure adapted to form a permanent receptacle for a burial casket.

In the accompanying drawing wherein like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several iigures, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vault constructing according to my invention, the cover being in place. Fig. 2 is ar top plan view showing a portion of the cover in place. Fig. 3 is an end view of the vault with cover in place. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-4 Fig. 2.

Referring more specifically to the drawings the numeral l designates my burial vault as a whole constructed of the bottom slabs 2, the combined end and side secs,

tions 3 and the cover or top 4 all of which parts are of any well known artificial stone preparation. The abutting edges of the bottom slabs 2 are provided with interitting V-shaped beveled edges and V-shaped grooves 5 and 6 respectively. A suitable cementitious material 7 is placed within the grooves G before the slabs are placed in position for an obvious purpose.

The combined end and side sections are in the form of right angles one leg of the right angle comprising a portion of the end wall of the vault while the other leg forms part of the side wall thereof. These angular sections have their bottom edges cemented to the bottom wall of the vault formed by the slabs 2 as at 8 while the top edges of the sections are provided with V-shaped grooves 9 adapted to receive the beveled bottom edges 10 of a second tier of sections l2. The grooves 9 like the grooves 6 are filled with cement 11 before the sections are assembled. The sections are so constructed and laid that the joints formed by the meeting edges of one tier of sections do not coincide with the Copie: of thil patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1916. Serial No. 10,924.

joints in the adjacent section as best illustrated in Figs. l, 3, and 4. In other words, each right angledk slab is formed with a long leg and a short one which are set up as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the short legs of one tier of slabs being superposed on the long legs of those slabs composing the tier beneath so that the joints thus formed will be staggered. Preferably but two tiers of combined side and end sections are employed but the number may readily be varied to suit requirements.

The top 4 is preferably made of a single slab molded to any desired shape but it is obvious that the top may be made up of interfitting sections similar to those forming the bottom of the vault.

Reinforcing wires 13 embedded in the various sections greatly add to the strength anddurability of the vault. Particular attention is drawn to the manner in which portions of the wires 13 embedded in the top or cover 4 are exposed for the purpose of formlng handles 14.

From the foregoing it will be seen'that my .grave vault although constructed of readily transportable and interchangeable parts is as strong and impenetrable as though constructed in the well known wav of solid masonry or cement. d

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

In a portable grave vault, a sectional base and cover, sectional walls comprising a plurality of layers made up of L shape members adapted to serve as combined end and Side sections, the shank of one L section being longer than that of the abutting section and the longer shank extending past the transverse middle of the vault and the foot of the shorterrsection extending past the longitudinal middle of the vault, the short shank of one tier of slabs being superposed on the long shank of the slabs beneath so .that the joints thus formed will be staggered, and means for securing said elements together.

lVitnesses:

BERNE JONES, LIzzIn RODMAN.

Commissioner of Batents,

Washington, D. C. 

